I received many emails about a particularly mentally imbalanced client who called one of our own without leaving all of her feedback as she was placing calls, but when things didn’t go the way she wanted them to, she zapped that advisor with tons of 1 stars and feedback such as “ruined my life.” I want to stress that most of our clients are centered, balanced people who just need a little help sorting out issues. Rarely, we get those clients who are severely mentally imbalanced, so much so that in the case at hand, she was placing the calls to this advisor under two different caller accounts, and when things went bad, left negative feedback from both of those identities (making it appear as if she were two separate people rather than one person with two accounts). This has sparked a question for me, which I feel is open for legitimate debate: at what point do we cut off our clients from calling so much or even on a daily basis?

Now, as advisors, we are not responsible for the decisions our clients make. I know over the years that I would advise clients not to do a certain action, or they would get a result they didn’t like, but much to my chagrin, they would do the action anyway and of course with the unwanted consequences. Their decisions, many of which predated our client-advisor relationship, have always been their own, and I have strong boundaries not to take on their issues.

But what of the client who is crisis mode? I have had clients who were in extreme personal crisis who needed me to be on the phone frequently. I would not turn away their daily calls, as I felt God had placed me there to help them, and I also felt they would just call someone else. I have, however, put call limits on other callers who were not in crisis but who just liked to know every detail ahead of time – those callers had more control issues in life, and I felt I could help them limit this behavior without doing substantial damage.

Perhaps this is a rhetorical question, but one we need to ask our community and ourselves: at what point, and for what reasons, do we limit the calling of clients?

The current feedback system has been in place for over 12 years. It can be, and needs to be, reformed. It is archaic, and allows for advisors to harm the businesses of other advisors. Some simple measures could ensure fairness, responsibility and flow of the feedback so that it accurately reflects the readings.

1. Feedback should not be left for calls under a minimum of at least 5 minutes (but Keen can actually make the minimum 10 minutes if they really want to ensure genuine connections). It wouldn’t matter if an advisor charges .99/minute or $20/minute, the 5 minute rule would at least allow for a genuine connection. Most bashing is occurring at less that 2 minutes and those calls are made for the sole purpose of leaving negative feedback.

2. Do not allow people to write a book in feedback. Like Twitter and ebay, just allow a minimum of letters or words, or have pre-selected words for each star i.e. 1 star=No connection.

3. Reprimand and/or censor advisors who leave negative feedback for other advisors. It is done to hurt the business of another advisor, and also hurts Keen in the process – how Keen cannot see this fact is beyond me. If you want an example, look at the nasty feedback left by an advisor who calls herself “WisdomTruth”.

As you can see from this site, there are advisors on Keen who are doing genuine work, who don’t want to harm others, and who believe in what they are doing. The current feedback system allows for abuses. It can be, and should be, reformed.

I am aware of chat rooms on other non-KEEN sites, such as Yahoo and other internet sites, in which advisors are bashed. For genuine clients (non advisors) who go to those rooms and hear awful things about other advisors, are you aware that there are advisors pretending to be regular clients in your midst? Are you also aware that these same non-genuine clients are manipulating you by putting down some advisors while propping up themselves and their friends so that you will call them?

Don’t be manipulated. Don’t listen to their lies. Call for yourself to see if the person is genuine or not. Think for yourself.

Sometimes, clients will call an advisor and be satisfied, so they leave good feedback. This feedback is then seen by another advisor that this client also calls, and that advisor puts down the other advisor and then advises the client to call back the advisor and “test” the psychic with questions they already know the answer to. Not only is this childish, but it speaks to a severe lack of confidence on the part of the second advisor who needs to put down the other advisor. But make no mistake: this is all done for money. All of the poor behavior is done so that one advisor can make money and hurt their competition.

Genuine clients: don’t be used in this way. Always question an advisor who puts down another advisor. They don’t have your best interests at heart. They are greedy and don’t want you to spend your money on the competition.

All of this activity is stealing, done by some very dark individuals. I know that many who call us are vulnerable to this type of manipulation, so please be careful. Think for yourself. Don’t act in irresponsible ways at the request of some insecure and devious advisors. They are having you do their dirty work for them.

A few weeks ago I was speaking with a friend of mine about the debacle in Libya and the murder of our ambassador, Chris Stevens. My friend made a comment that very much affected me – he stated that there are parts of the world that are very “unevolved” where the people behave at the lowest possible level and have no understanding that what they are doing is reprehensible. Decapitations, lynchings, rapes and other vile acts upon other humans by those without the ability to have a conscience or understand the gravity of their actions would fit under the definition of the word “unevolved.”

The idea that we as individuals can and should evolve is very striking to me, and also has a connection to this basher’s list and our work on Keen. There are some very unevolved people who are affecting the work of more evolved people on Keen. These unevolved people are behaving in some childish and immature manners because, like those low lifes in Libya, they think that to get ahead in the world, they need to act out in such an awful manner. The definition of “unevolved” as it relates to our work on KEEN would include the following:

1. Advisors who act in groups, much like gangs, to harass and vex individual advisors who neither want to join in their aberrant behavior nor give in to their childish whims;

2. Bullying, both individually and in groups, done by calling other advisors, one after another, to harass these advisors by asking non-questions and being vile and mean, to leave negative feedback and to cause general misery to other people so that the harassers can feel more powerful and in control;

3. Greed-inspired actions, including

a. leaving negative feedback under both their advisor names and incognito appearing to be regular clients,

b. clicking on other people’s sites without any intent to actually call them, and

c. manipulating potential callers by starting other sites or working in groups to put down other advisors while propping up themselves and their friends

all done to cost other advisors bidding money and customers; and

4. Vindictive behavior by those who find themselves justifiably on the basher’s list for their negative feedback. There are consequences to all negative acts – the basher’s list is just one consequence. Instead of owning their actions and changing/evolving, they are acting out like undisciplined heathens and remaining unevolved.

I know that since I started this list, I have been threatened and attacked (in email) by those who are unevolved. However, that does not mean that lists like this should not exist – in fact, I believe these lists are necessary to “out” the “unevolved” and to stand up to them. Yes, there is strength in numbers. Even if we are not as cohesive as they are by working in gangs, we can still stand up to them by outing them and by not taking their calls. This is our work and we should be protected from harassing behavior and from feedback that is not truthful.

Unfortunately, we don’t have time to watch the unevolved transform, as it will take them many lifetimes. Therefore, we have to do what we can to protect ourselves in this moment. If only Chris Stevens had been so lucky as to understand the unevolved nature of those surrounding him in Libya. He was naive, even if he was worldly in some respects.

Believe it or not, this article and the basher’s list can actually do someone a favor by showing them the error of their ways. If you don’t know something is wrong, you can’t fix it unless someone shows you it’s wrong or you are shown by some bad karmic events happening in your life that bring you to that understanding. Evolve early before the universe forces the evolution. Make the choice to stop hurting others now!

We’ve all heard that shoplifters cost us all more money because merchants need to hike up prices in order to cover the devastating losses incurred from stealing. So, too, bashers cost the average KEEN caller more money. How so? Most advisors, who would keep their prices lower in order to allow for more calls and a cheaper rate for all callers, do not keep their prices low because most bashing occurs for advisors who charge $1.99 and less. My theory about why this happens is that most bashers are other advisors who are calling under non-advisor accounts and pretending to be an average caller in order to hurt their competition. These pseudo-clients, who are other KEEN advisors, do not have the intuitive skills to make a good run at a business themselves, so they have to hurt others.

I am also aware of chat rooms on other non-KEEN sites, such as Yahoo, in which advisors are bashed again. For genuine clients (non advisors) who go to those rooms and hear awful things about other advisors, are you aware that there are advisors pretending to be regular clients in your midst? Are you also aware that these same non-genuine clients are manipulating you by putting down some advisors while propping up themselves and their friends so that you will call them?

Don’t be manipulated. Don’t listen to their lies. Call for yourself to see if the person is genuine or not. Think for yourself.

In other cases, clients will call an advisor and be satisfied, so they leave good feedback. This feedback is then seen by another advisor that this client also calls, and that advisor puts down the other advisor and then advises the client to call back the advisor and “test” the psychic with questions they already know the answer to. Not only is this childish, but it speaks to a severe lack of confidence on the part of the second advisor who needs to put down the other advisor. But make no mistake: this is all done for money. All of the poor behavior is done so that one advisor can make money and hurt their competition. Clients: don’t be used in this way. Always question an advisor who puts down another advisor. They don’t have your best interests at heart. They are greedy and don’t want you to spend your money on the competition.

The reason I am posting this is because some of the same people are still calling and bashing today i.e. ElenaA60 and EYEZOPUN are still calling, to name a few. Many, many advisors had a hand in creating this list. I do not endorse this, as I did not have a hand in creating it. But it’s good to just touch base with this from time to time.

I did not generate this list, nor have I added or deleted any names to it.

If you have changed your ways and find yourself on either the current or past bashers list, you can leave a comment in the comments section and tell me you have not left bad feedback in years and do not intend to bash. I will check google and if it is corroborated, will take your name off the bashers list. The list(s) are only meant to warn advisors and not punish anyone.

If you find yourself on the Keen Bashers List, and you actually have a decent heart and some desire for fairness in your own life, you can get yourself off the list. All you have to do is to write to Keen and ask them to remove your negative feedback from the advisor’s listing. Some are not aware that they can undo the wrong they have done. It is up to you completely how you wish to proceed in life – if you want to incur happiness and see fairness in your own life, then you will literally do what is fair for others. It is up to you.

There are some people who enjoy hurting others, and this post will not deter them. I am only speaking to those who acted out of anger or misunderstanding and lashed out at the wrong person. A dark heart will not be opened, and it is not my job to open it. I only seek understanding with a kind heart who has the ability to have compassion, and can address their own wrongdoing. Seeing your own negative actions for their truth is the first step in healing.

Also, if you have changed your ways and find yourself on either the current or past bashers list, you can post it in the comments section and tell me you have not left bad feedback in years and do not intend to bash. I will check google and if it is corroborated, will take your name off the bashers list. The list(s) are only meant to warn advisors and not punish anyone.